stridulent

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Siebold, C.T., von, on the proportion of sexes in the Apus; on the auditory apparatus of the stridulent Orthoptera.

From The Descent of Man by Darwin, Charles

"Oh, Davy, you'll kill us!" laments the housekeeper, for the little orguinette is stridulent and loud.

From David Lockwin—The People's Idol by McGovern, John

In larger numbers, and with cries more stridulent, as his comrades come forth out of the cave, one after another—yawning, and stretching their arms.

From The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea by Reid, Mayne

Through the trees he could see the lighted oblongs of neighbours' windows, or hear stridulent jazz records.

From Where the Blue Begins by Morley, Christopher

It was the hour of evening, when these birds become especially stridulent.

From The Lone Ranche by Reid, Mayne